A joint Federal and State 2015 Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon Survey shows the highest number of Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River in the 10-year history of the survey and increasing juvenile sturgeon abundance, according to New York State Department of … Continued
Fish larvae that were captured by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists in May 2014 have been confirmed to be pallid sturgeon. These new genetic identifications add to mounting evidence that critically endangered pallid sturgeon spawned successfully in the Lower Missouri … Continued
Sturgeon are among the oldest surviving groups of fish. Sturgeon fossils date back more than 150 million years to the Cretaceous period. There are 24 different species of sturgeon that occur in the Northern Hemisphere. In the USA, nine species … Continued
In Florida, wildlife officials are urging boaters to be safe while having a good time, especially around sturgeon on the Suwannee River. To date, there have been four reported sturgeon encounters in 2011, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation … Continued